Mipam on Buddha-Nature: The Ground of the Nyingma TraditionState University of New York Press, 24. okt 2016 - 326 pages Mipam ('ju mi pham rgya mtsho, 1846–1912) is one of the most prolific thinkers in the history of Tibet and is a key figure in the Nyingma tradition of Buddhism. His works continue to be widely studied in the Tibetan cultural region and beyond. This book provides an in-depth account of Mipam's view, drawing on a wide range of his works and offering several new translations. Douglas S. Duckworth shows how a dialectic of presence and absence permeates Mipam's writings on the Middle Way and Buddha-nature. Arguably the most important doctrine in Buddhism, Buddha-nature is, for Mipam, equivalent to the true meaning of emptiness; it is the ground of all and the common ground shared by sentient beings and Buddhas. This ground is the foundation of the path and inseparable from the goal of Buddhahood. Duckworth probes deeply into Mipam's writings on Buddha-nature to illuminate its central place in a dynamic Buddhist philosophy. |
Contents
Chapter 1 BuddhaNature and the Unity of the Two Truths
| 1 |
Chapter 2 Middle Way of Prāsaṅgika and Yogācāra
| 27 |
Chapter 3 The Present Absence
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Chapter 4 BuddhaNature and the Ground of the Great Perfection
| 93 |
Chapter 5 The Indivisible Ground and Fruition
| 117 |
Conclusion
| 141 |
Translations of Primary Texts
| 145 |
Appendix 2 Notes on the Essential Points of Mipams Exposition
of BuddhaNature | 181 |
Notes
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Other editions - View all
Mipam on Buddha-Nature: The Ground of the Nyingma Tradition Douglas S. Duckworth Limited preview - 2008 |
Mipam on Buddha-nature: The Ground of the Nyingma Tradition Douglas S. Duckworth No preview available - 2014 |
Mipam on Buddha-nature: The Ground of the Nyingma Tradition Douglas S. Duckworth No preview available - 2008 |
Common terms and phrases
abiding absence accord affirms appearance arising aspect asserted authentic ba'i Body Bötrül bral bstan Buddha Buddha-nature Buddhist bzhin chapter chen chos clarity commentary conceptual context conventional dang definitive meaning depicts discourse distinction doctrine don dam emptiness entities essence essential established existence expanse experience follows gnas gnyis ground grub gyur heritage important Khenpo knowing kyang last wheel lugs luminous manner Mantra middle mind Mipam mode myid nature negation nges nyid Nyingma object other-emptiness pa'i pa’i path Perfection phenomena phyir posited Prāsan˙gika present primordial pure purity qualities rang reality reason relative rgyas rigs rmam rnam says scriptures sems sentient snang snying sogs stong sūtras teaching texts tion tradition true truths tsam tshul ultimate ultimate truth unity valid cognition viewpoint wisdom